IN PICS: Church Which Blesses Pets

A ferret is blessed by a priest at San Anton church in Madrid marking Saint Anthony's Day, on January 17, 2014. Dogs, cats, rabbits and even turtles, many dressed in their finest, trooped into churches across Spain in search of blessing on the patron saint of animals Saint Anthony's Day. AFP PHOTO / PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU

A man kisses his dog before his pet was blessed by a priest outside of San Anton church in Churriana, near Malaga, southern Spain, January 17, 2014. Pet owners bring their animals to be blessed every year on the day of San Anton, Spain's patron saint of animals. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

A cat owner queues with her pet to have it blessed by a priest at San Anton church in Madrid marking Saint Anthony's Day, on January 17, 2014. Dogs, cats, rabbits and even turtles, many dressed in their finest, trooped into churches across Spain in search of blessing on the patron saint of animals Saint Anthony's Day. AFP PHOTO / PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU

Dogs sit on their owners' laps as they take part in a mass at San Anton Church in Madrid January 17, 2014. Hundreds of pet owners bring their animals to be blessed every year on the day of San Anton, Spain's patron saint of animals. REUTERS/Andrea Comas

A priest (R) blesses a dog outside of San Anton church in Churriana, near Malaga, southern Spain, January 17, 2014. Pet owners bring their animals to be blessed every year on the day of San Anton, Spain's patron saint of animals. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

A priest blesses a dog outside Madrid's San Anton Church January 17, 2014. Hundreds of pet owners bring their animals to be blessed every year on the day of San Anton, Spain's patron saint of animals. REUTERS/Andrea Comas

A priest (R) blesses a puppy outside of San Anton church in Churriana, near Malaga, southern Spain, January 17, 2014. Pet owners bring their animals to be blessed every year on the day of San Anton, Spain's patron saint of animals. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

A dog is blessed by a priest at San Anton church in Madrid marking Saint Anthony's Day, on January 17, 2014. Dogs, cats, rabbits and even turtles, many dressed in their finest, trooped into churches across Spain in search of blessing on the patron saint of animals Saint Anthony's Day. AFP PHOTO / PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU

A dog takes part in a mass at San Anton Church in Madrid January 17, 2014. Hundreds of pet owners bring their animals to be blessed every year on the day of San Anton, Spain's patron saint of animals. REUTERS/Andrea Comas

People pose for a photo with their dogs next to a statue of San Anton (rear), Spain's patron saint of animals, after a priest blessed their pets inside San Anton church in Churriana, near Malaga, southern Spain, January 17, 2014. Pet owners bring their animals to be blessed every year on the day of San Anton. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

A dog owner queues with her pet to have it blessed by a priest at San Anton church in Madrid marking Saint Anthony's Day, on January 17, 2014. Dogs, cats, rabbits and even turtles, many dressed in their finest, trooped into churches across Spain in search of blessing on the patron saint of animals Saint Anthony's Day. AFP PHOTO / PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU

A priest blesses a dog outside Madrid's San Anton Church January 17, 2014. Hundreds of pet owners bring their animals to be blessed every year on the day of San Anton, Spain's patron saint of animals. REUTERS/Andrea Comas

A priest blesses a mouse inside a cage outside Madrid's San Anton Church January 17, 2014. Hundreds of pet owners bring their animals to be blessed every year on the day of San Anton, Spain's patron saint of animals. REUTERS/Andrea Comas

A coati owner queues with his pet to have it blessed by a priest at San Anton church in Madrid marking Saint Anthony's Day, on January 17, 2014. Dogs, cats, rabbits and even turtles, many dressed in their finest, trooped into churches across Spain in search of blessing on the patron saint of animals Saint Anthony's Day. AFP PHOTO / PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU